According to a news release, Ottawa police arrested the unidentified 16-year-old on charges of public mischief, mischief to property, utter death threats and conveying false information with the intent to alarm. Police also seized firearms and communication devices at the teen's home.

In April, Melbourne police received a call saying a bomb was placed inside Melbourne High School. The call prompted a full evacuation of the school and also led to a large response from law enforcement, including K-9 units and the Brevard County Sheriff's Office helicopter.

After a three-hour search, no devices were located.

Investigators later learned a person on Twitter was claiming responsibility for the threat, as well as other phoned-in threats around the United States and Canada.

Several days later, police responded to Melbourne High School after a call was made about a person armed with a knife who had just stabbed someone. This call was determined to be false and from the same person who made the first call, a news release said.

On May 2, West Melbourne police received a call from an individual saying they were armed with a gun at the school. The caller demanded a large amount of money or said he would begin shooting people, police said. This call was also determined to be a hoax.

Two weeks after the first call, someone called West Melbourne police and said they were on the Melbourne High School campus with a gun.

According to authorities, this incident led to the arrest of a student who was found to have communicated with the suspect on Twitter about calling in a threat so he did not have to take a test.